String s = updatePolicy.substring(UPDATE_POLICY_INTERVAL.length() + 1);
            int minutes = Integer.parseInt(s);
            Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
            cal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, -minutes);
            if (cal.getTime().after(lastModified)) {
                checkForUpdates = true;
            }
        }
        // else assume "never"

        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR, 12);
        cal.set(Calendar.AM_PM, Calendar.AM);

        // just to make sure all the bases are covered...
        cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 16);
        cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
        cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 1976);
        cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.NOVEMBER);
        cal.set(Calendar.DATE, 11);

        Date firstTestDate = cal.getTime();